Once a week especially before grocery and clean out the fridge day I like to make a meal that is meat free. The benefits of this are: we minimise food wastage, it’s cheaper and we get a good dose of vegetables. Now the boys on the other hand don’t normally eat the completely vegetable based […]
Review – Bionade 100% Certified Organic and 40% Less Sugar
I was lucky enough to be sent a box of Bionade to review last month. It was enjoyed at Mr 4’s birthday and received many great comments from the adult guests. So what is Bionade? Bionade is 100% Certified Organic, made from raw materials non-alcoholic drink although brewed similarly. The best part is that it […]
Raw Beetroot Salad
One thing I love about getting a weekly box of fruit and vegetables delivered is that there are lots of choices I wouldn’t just normally buy. This week I had beetroots and purple carrots which led to this super easy, deliciously sweet and fantastically healthy Raw Beetroot Salad. The quantities make a huge amount which […]
Halloween Biscuits
As a family we aren’t big on celebrating Halloween. The boys go to Kindy the day Halloween falls on and they can dress up on that day. I think Mr 2.5 will go as a Pirate and Mr 4 will go as a Doctor (he recently asked for a doctors costume which I got from […]
Low Fat Warm Mexican Bean Dip
Have you ever had one of those afternoons where you know your not going to make to dinner and feel like something you can enjoy while you sit outside and watch the kids play? I had one of those days last week. I was craving dip but I didn’t have any in the house, so […]
Sticky Date & Chocolate Brownies (Dairy & Refined Sugar Free)
I have a pile of books in my garage that I had all good intentions of taking to Lifeline when we moved house three years ago, well that hasn’t happened and yesterday this book caught my eye when getting in the car. I remember buying it in my early 20’s from the sale pile at […]
Meal Ideas For Leftover Roast Meats
When I cook a roast I usually buy one that is larger then my families needs for one meal. For us a family of four ( 2 adults and 2 children under 4) a 3kg Roast Pork will easily stretch to make three meals. The roast I bought cost $4.99 kg so it was just […]
Easy Chocolate Chickpea Cookies
Again on my quest to increase the nutritional content of the foods I make for my boys I finally got around to experimenting with chickpeas in cookies. I like to always use what I have in my pantry and I very rarely buy expensive specific foods to cook or bake with as it all adds […]
No Bread For Lunches? – Easy Homemade Wraps PLUS Brauer Giveaway
Have you just gone to the freezer to check if you had some back up bread to make sandwiches for lunch and found that you don’t have any? Well never fear I’m going to show you how easy it is to make your own wraps. Wraps are a great alternative to sandwiches, you can fill […]